Mendel/Files
Mechanical: Overview | Mendel solid model files | Procurement | Preparation of materials | Assembly notes | Extruder | X-axis | Z-axis | Y-axis | Circuit boards | Frame | Squaring the axes
Contents
Overview
The official 3d files for Mendel are stored on sourceforge under the project name 'reprap'. To download all of them on a linux box, type in the following at the command line:
svn co https://reprap.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/reprap/trunk/mendel/
Parameterized Mendel
The parameterized means it's adjustable (I think - not sure what parameterized means). It appears this is a fork of the sourceforge repository mentioned above.
Parameterized_Mendel is a redraft of Mendel which will probably be called "official", to the extent that RepRap does official.
Static Mendel
The model is available in the following formats:
Wedge
The CAD files for the wedge frame used in Mendel.
Solid Edge
Please note this is not the same as Solid Works!
Available in Version 20, academic licence
All part files for the cartesian robot are available under 'cartesian-robot-m4' here. You will need to download the whole of 'cartesian-robot-m4', then search for the _SOLIDEDGE_README.txt for further instructions on opening the general assembly.
WARNING: some assemblies have been tainted by a careless user and many parts reference a folder in \\campus\files\MechEng\Research\General\AB\AB-0001 Manually repairing the SVN is time consuming and not reccomended at this time
AOI
AOI is a free, open-source solid modelling package. Model files have only been made for the individual printed parts, which can be found here. These parts are editable in AOI. There is no general assembly in this format. Advice on using AOI for RepRap can be found here.
STL
Model files have only been included for the individual printed parts. These parts are not editable (not really anyway). There is no general assembly in this format.
SolidWorks
Idaholion has translated Mendel into SolidWorks 2010 format, available here
Extruder
The CAD files for the Mendel pinch wheel extruder are stored separately (see link bellow). These are required in addition to the wedge frame CAD files to build a Mendel. The standard extruder is described here.
Alternatives and Improvements
There are a number of alternatives and improvements to the standard Mendel design that are stored here:
See the README file at that location for an up-to-date list of what's available.
Elsewhere
Many people have made sets of mendel-parts on Thingiverse that can be printed at once. Some with the smaller parts holding down the larger ones against warping. 2 Examples are here and here.
There are also lots of unofficial improved and corrected parts to be found on Thingiverse.